Voting has begun for the Land The Big Gig Contest. Three winning bands will get to play Summerfest and an opportunity to collect a $20,000 payday.
For those who vote, you are automatically registered for a chance to win $2,000, plus an all-expenses paid trip to Milwaukee for five days (including airfare, hotel for five days, general admission tickets to Summerfest and $20/day spending money).
Please vote for Jivewired Bands and thank you. You can vote for five bands each day through June 17th. And we have five bands who have entered, so that works out quite nicely.
Here is a brief summary of each of the Jivewired Bands that have entered.
Mikey Ohlin
- Jivewired Digital One Sheet: http://www.jivewired.com/MikeyOhlin
- Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/Mikeyohlin
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeyOhlin
- To Vote For Mikey Ohlin:http://www.landthebiggig.com/Detail?ucid=597d5834-e9fd-48c9-a23c-caba3ee68194
Onstage, Mikey Ohlin becomes both a lion and a lamb.
Born and raised in Texas, Mikey Ohlin's music takes you on a journey to the Southwestern landscapes of Americana. Listening to his first full length, home-recorded album, Gypsy Witch Jeweler, you get a sense that the years of big sky, and dust blown plains he's called home have lent to his songs their sunburned grit and lonesome voice.
Expertly alternating the melodies of trembling, vulnerable verses with vehement choruses that swell into a howl; he breaks to drop and fade into the outro with a crumbling falsetto. It is as effortless as it is blatantly on display for all to bear witness - the violence of his conviction that you will not soon forget.
Dimitri's Rail
- Jivewired Digital One Sheet:http://www.jivewired.com/dimitrisrail
- Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/dimitrisrail
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/dimitrisrail
- To Vote For Dimitri's Rail:http://www.landthebiggig.com/Detail?ucid=3c389be5-fbb4-406d-aa94-ef173a18e58d
DR is a four piece modern rock band from Texas. They released their first EP with Universal Music Group/Fontana “Wake Up” through Indie Extreme / Desert Highway Records in 2010. The title track, “Wake Up”, received airplay on major market radio stations KTBZ 94.5 The Buzz in February of 2010, reaching #51 on the national play list for the station. The band continued to sustain a top 10 national ranking on the Clear Channel New Music Network which is used to select artists for national airplay.
With this success, DR received airplay nationally with the single “Will Never Break” from their upcoming release of their national debut album in February of 2011 on KMOD/Tulsa, KNCN/Corpus Christi,WHEB/Portsmouth, WRQK/Canton, WTKX,Pensacola,\WXEG/Dayton and WXTB/Tampa, Rock 103.9 Bryan College Station.
The Bourgeois
- Jivewired Digital One Sheet:http://www.jivewired.com/thebourgeois
- Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/thebourgeois
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/bourgeoisparty
- To Vote For The Bourgeois: http://www.landthebiggig.com/Detail?ucid=20a3d892-0283-4868-9e1e-05cd53e9f5d7
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A cancer-curing, sperm-obliterating, behemoth of a rock band with a sound akin to Billy Corgan and Kurt Cobain molesting Morrissey in Josh Homme's basement.
Hydra Melody
- Jivewired Digital One Sheet:http://www.jivewired.com/hydramelody
- Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/HydraMelody
- Twitter:http://twitter.com/HydraMelody
- To Vote For Hydra Melody:http://www.landthebiggig.com/Detail?ucid=25f4ec14-cf75-4916-9e73-42e198e71f8d
Hydra Melody has been been a band for 7 years and in the last year they were busier than ever before and things aren’t slowing down any time soon. The band toured extensively this last year, performing for huge crowds on the East and West Coasts and everywhere in between. They opened for Every Avenue, The Early November, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Minus The Bear and The Toadies, and performed at festivals such as Never Say Never (McAllen, TX), Driven Music Festival (Atlanta, GA), SXSW (Austin, TX), and the CMJ Music Marathon (NYC). Hydra Melody also chalked up extensive hometown airplay on 99.5 KISS-FM and 90.1 KSYM-FM in 2012 and, most recently, were musical guests on Daytime at 9 on FOX-29 and Great Day SA on KENS-5. Finally, the band’s latest video, ‘California’, has already garnered over 25,000 YouTube views. Hydra Melody is currently writing the next album, excited about releasing it early summer 2013!
Well Hung Heart
- Jivewired Digital One Sheet:http://www.jivewired.com/wellhungheart
- Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/wellhungheart
- Twitter:http://twitter.com/wellhungheart
- To Vote For Well Hung Heart:http://www.landthebiggig.com/Detail?ucid=d4959779-016a-4aeb-b907-3129950f77c1
There is no mistaking the bluesy undercurrent that forms the bedrock of Well Hung Heart's raw and uncompromising Rock sound. British born guitarist Robin Davey cut his teeth with the Blues elite, jamming onstage with the likes of Buddy Guy and recording with Mick Jagger. Davey quickly secured a place as the youngest ever inductee into the British Blues Hall Of Fame, and has built a reputation as an eclectic and cutting edge musical mind.
Singer Greta Valenti grew up amongst the deep-rooted musical traditions of New Orleans. Though the two's early years were spent on opposite sides of the Atlantic, they have both found common ground in their passion for the raw honesty of music, delivered in its most unprocessed and unrestricted form.
With a dose of Hendrix, and a nod to PJ Harvey, Well Hung Heart is just as comfortable channeling Nirvana as they are Leadbelly or Led Zeppelin.
Well Hung Heart record just as they play live - stripped down to the core, void of multiple takes and studio trickery. Well Hung Heart finished off their first year in existence with high profile shows both sides of the Atlantic. Appearing at London's prestigious O2 Academy, and the Make Music Festival in Pasadena, opening for Grimes, Grouplove and Cults.
Well Hung Heart acknowledge that though their influences might stem from the roots, their approach to finding an audience is very much in the present. With a series of self-directed Youtube videos establishing the band's presence, Well Hung Heart have managed to build a burgeoning fan base, both with their blistering live performances, and their creativity in the digital age.
THIS WEEK'S TOP FIVE LIST
We have five Jivewired bands that have submitted for the Land The Big Gig opportunity as mentioned above:
- Well Hung Heart
- Hydra Melody
- The Bourgeois
- Dimitri's Rail
- Mikey Ohlin
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VIDEO OF THE DAY
I Remember A Boy by Shannon Labrie
ABOUT THE MONDAY MIX
The Monday Mix airs from 12:00PM to 5:30PM CDT each Monday and is designed to help you get through that brutal after-lunch, energy-sucking span that kicks off every work week. This particular show will be a mix of old, deep album cuts and new indie music with a lot of genre crossover. No Adele. Sorry.
What else does The Monday Mix do? Well, it helps you discover new indie music by combining some really great under the radar tracks with more established songs that were, once in fact, under the radar as well. The hope here is that the culture shock of discovering your next favorite band won't be so enormously imposing if we surround the new stuff with some of your old, familiar friends.
Jivewired supports independent musicians by paying royalties for airplay on Jivewired Radio. Please help us support indie artists by listening to our station and by purchasing indie music. Thank you.
The links on the radio player will give you download options if you really dig on the music and some of the songs are offered for free.
To listen, just press play on the radio widget to the right or use this link to open in a new window that will allow you to listen when you navigate away from this page:
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MONDAY MIX PLAYLIST 05.20.2013
01. Miranda by The Imperial
02. Ain't Messin' 'Round by Gary Clark Jr.
03. Milwaukee Man by Hugh Bob & The Hustle
04. The Pursuit Of Happiness by Ben Sollee
05. Compromised Intentions by Massy Ferguson
06. Thirteen by Big Star
07. Wakin' On A Pretty Day by Kurt Vile
08. Blood Eyes Sunrise by Kristian Jackson
09. Never Wanted Your Love by She & Him
10. The Way Of The Zebra by Left On Red
11. Weight by Mikal Cronin
12. Little Too Late by Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers
13. Wrapped Around Her Finger by Mikey Ohlin
14. Gettin' Tired by Shannon labrie
15. Stay Right Here by Lisa Marshall
16. Still Wish by Sam Batt
17. Whirring by The Joy Formidable
18. March Of Fools by Gram Rabbit
19. Back To You by Dimitri's Rail
20. I'm Writing A Novel by Father John Misty
21. The Sunset by The Thermals
22. Replay by Rachel Koller
23. Body & Soul by Goldenboy
24. If I Were John Cusack by Dr. Pants
25. Shine by Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs
26. Cut My Strings by Kree Woods
27. Waitin' by Caitlin Rose
28. I'd Rather Die by Fiawna Forte
29. The Only Place by Best Coast
30. Follow by Lovebettie
31. Tumbling Dice by The Rolling Stones
32. You Are My Everything by New Day Dawn
33. Crazy On You by Heart
34. Sweet & Simple by Journey
35. From A Window Seat by Dawes
36. Evil Girls by Escondido
37. Blues, You're A Buzzkill by Pistol Annies
38. Maybe On Monday by Calexico
39. Lay Lady Lay by Deana Carter
40. Dark Horse by Laura Marie
41. Hoka Hey by The Outer Vibe
42. North Side Gal by JD McPherson
43. Only For You by The Heartless Bastards
44. Limits Of Desire by Small Black
45. Dirty Work by Steely Dan
46. Worst Side Of Me by The Wanton Looks
47. Heavy Chevy by The Alabama Shakes
48. Be Your Own Machine by The Bourgeois
49. Entertain Me by Bear Ceuse
50. Awkward by San Cisco
51. Santa Cruz by Foreign Talks
52. New Love by Sassparilla
53. Headlines by Shannon Labrie
54. Everything You Took by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires
55. Next Year by Two Door Cinema Club
56. Home by Marc Broussard
57. The Ocean by The Dustin Pittsley Band
58. Hold On To Freedom by Lee Michaels
59. Sorry About last Night by Wally Dogger
60. California by Hydra Melody
61. Berlin Lovers by Still Corners
62. Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
63. Magnolia by Alberta Cross
64. Same Ol' Bend by Sheila Sondergard
65. Sunshine (Go Away Today) by Jonathan Edwards
66. Shut Up by Savages
67. Do It With A Rockstar by Amanda Palmer & Grand Theft Orchestra
68. Yabba by Anton Mink
69. Moon Trance by Lindsey Stirling
70. 32 Flavors by Alana Davis
71. Leaky Faucet by Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs
72. Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
73. Float On by Jennie Arnau
74. In The Dark by The Iveys
75. In Your Way by Bobby Long
76. Tree By The River by Iron & Wine
77. Devil by Well Hung Heart
78. Celebrity Guy by The Catholic Girls
79. Left Of The Dial by The Replacements
80. Glad Tidings by Van Morrison
81. Coming For You by von Grey
82. Say (Acoustic) by Kayla Yvonne
83. The Woodpile by Frightened Rabbit
84. See What it Brings by Mutlu featuring Daryl Hall